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Matthew 16:8-19 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8. But knowing this, Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, you of little faith?

9. Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

10. Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

11. How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

12. Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

13. Now when Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he began asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

14. And they said, Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

15. He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

16. And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”

17. And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

18. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

19. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.”

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